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Rick C
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On Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 4:38:31 PM UTC-4, tra...@optonline.net wrote:
I don't get your point. There are arms you can possess, there are arms you can't possess. Machine guns can be possessed.
You say you feel there should be no restrictions. Should bomb materials be allowed?
Again, what is your point???
What activity??? Possessing military weapons? Overthrowing the government???
No response to that?
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On Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 3:03:35 PM UTC-4, Rick C wrote:
On Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 2:08:29 PM UTC-4, bitrex wrote:
I think if you read the amendment as the FF intended it, and literally,
the people who think they should be able to possess bazookas are
probably correct! So long as they are a member of a "well-regulated"
citizen militia.
What "Arms" were they talking about? real Arms. Weapons of war. high
velocity rifled muskets and heavy cannon. not hunting rifles. What
"people" were they talking about? The people in well-regulated militias.
They should be able to have and keep Arms. Weapons of war. Because it's
necessary to the security of a Free State.
but even so it's very hard to privately own an operational heavy weapon
like a machine gun, automatic rifle, bazooka, or howitzer as a private
citizen in 2019. that's probably for the best, regardless of what the FF
intended at the time.
It's not that hard to own a machine or automatic weapon. You just have to do the paperwork and let the government process it.
Not hard? First, it has to be pre 1986, there are only a few hundred
thousand in existence, so if you find one for sale, it's likely $10K+
for an ancient one, not a sleek, modern Uzi.
I don't get your point. There are arms you can possess, there are arms you can't possess. Machine guns can be possessed.
You say you feel there should be no restrictions. Should bomb materials be allowed?
That's the first barrier. Then most states either don't allow them
period or make it virtually impossible to license one. Those would be
all the blue states, eg NY, NJ, CA, CT, MA, IL and most other states too.
Again, what is your point???
It's not like carrying a concealed weapon,
That's right, a concealed weapon and permit is much easier to obtain
in more places. Many, eg FL, NC, TX you don't need to show any reason.
Others, like NJ, NY you do and it's all but impossible to get one.
And you can buy the gun for $400.
you don't need a justification. I don't have strong feelings either way on further gun control, so it would not bother me at all if the government had the same regulations for possession of all firearms. I do believe people who have weapons should be responsible for the events that happen as a result of owning them.
If someone steals my car and has a wreck or kills someone with it, guess what, I can be sued. Same should be true of guns.
A bazooka and heavy weapons are a different matter. The intent of the second amendment, to give the "people" the power to overthrow the government is long gone and not possible any more without endangering the entire populous..
That activity always pretty much endangered the entire population.
What activity??? Possessing military weapons? Overthrowing the government???
. or actually at all. Imagine if the many mass murders that are so common these days had been perpetuated with heavy weapons. Even that would not result in the "people" having the power to overthrow the government.
Perhaps it requires another amendment to the Constitution to update it, but the second amendment is really far past it's useful purpose.
No response to that?
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